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A jam submission

The Blades of Paradise [Appx. N Jam 2026]View project page

A relationship-crawling scenario.
Submitted by gregor-vuga — 23 hours, 8 minutes before the deadline
Rated by 18 people so far
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The location is a kilometre across and contains four people, and yet there's a kind of claustrophobic vibe to it all. It feels oppressive and weird. In a good way. Some really wonderful details.

Submitted

This is a lovely sandbox with a single goal (if this makes sense). First thing I’ll do is create a kind of conspiracy board to have the connections of the Blades at hand. And perhaps some easy-access NPC cards. I like the vagueness of the surrounding setting paired with the high detail within the garden.

Thanks for this submission :)

Submitted

Really cool concept and creative use of your title. Very immersive. For some reasons, reminds me of something that could have worked in original Star Trek and I mean that as a compliment, one of my fav shows. I love how the characters need to socially navigate, but there are a lot of ways the interactions could go. 

Submitted(+1)

Really interesting concept, and I adore the collage map. It took me a while to grasp how I’d use the characters to create challenges to get to the wishing rose, but I think I’m starting to understand the network of relations between them, how each of them has something the other might want, and how the items found in the gardens could help out with that. There are so many little connections once you start understanding the characters!

Submitted

Your aesthetic is overall fantastic! I love your intro to the adventure. Your layout is crisp and clean. No Notes. 

I am a fan of adventures where combat is not the answer, making it known that the blades cannot be defeated is a fun take. 

Submitted

Really atmospheric and immersive. I enjoyed very much!

Submitted

I love that you went with the Blades are NPCs . Also the flesh garden is such a cool location.

Submitted(+1)

"They were legends when the moon's face was still smooth." Holy shit, that line goes hard.

Submitted(+1)

"They were legends when the moon's face was still smooth." Holy shit, that line goes hard.

Submitted(+1)

Stellar work all around; from the map, to the Blades’ personalities & relationships, to the descriptions of their literal blades & the arcana loot.

Also, some of the prettiest prose I’ve seen yet!

Submitted(+1)

Such an evocative read with an incredible economy of language. The Gardens are alternatingly melancholy, horrifying, and wondrous. Each Blade and Garden is brimming with possibility for PCs to engage with and shake things up. I need to read this again and draw a relationship map because there's just so much interplay. Excellent work!

Submitted(+2)

This was a delight to read. I love the blades already. The circular garden is awesome, and to top it all of, the prose's are drop dead gorgeous. Spectacular. Fantastic work!

Submitted(+2)

Easy to read and I really like the characteristics of the Blades.